The 1961 engagement of Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian at the Village Vanguard is widely considered to be one of the most historic in jazz. This 3-CD set presents all five sets the trio performed in their original order.
The album was deemed by the Library of Congress to be “culturally, historically, or aesthetically important” and added to the United States National Recording Registry for the year 2009.
“This is an essential purchase, whether you are a novice or seasoned jazz fan”, – Ken Dryden (AllMusic).
“The essential nature of this music is hard to over-estimate or lose in hyperbole. These three compact discs of jazz piano trio music, like Robert Johnson’s 29 compositions or Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier should not simply be considered as simply musical masterpieces, but cultural masterpieces”, – C.Michael Bailey (All About Jazz).